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  1. The Duchy of Pomerania ( German: Herzogtum Pommern; Polish: Księstwo pomorskie; Latin: Ducatus Pomeraniae) was a duchy in Pomerania on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea, ruled by dukes of the House of Pomerania ( Griffins ). The country existed in the Middle Ages between years 1121–1160, 1264–1295, 1478–1531, and 1625–1637.

  2. Poland portal. Germany portal. v. t. e. Pomerania during the Early Modern Age covers the history of Pomerania in the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries. The name Pomerania comes from Slavic po more, which means " [land] by the sea". [1] The Duchy of Pomerania was fragmented into Pomerania-Stettin ( Farther Pomerania) and Pomerania-Wolgast ( Western ...

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  4. Duchy of Pomerania. Partitions of Pomerania. First partition 1155–1264. Second partition 1295–1368. Third partition 1368–1376. Fourth partition 1376/1377–1478 and Pomeranian immediacy. Fifth and sixth partitions 1531–1625. Definitive reunification and annexation to Sweden. Dukes of Pomerania: the House of Griffins.

  5. Feb 29, 2024 · Furthermore, it may have begun and ended as a Slavic centre, but between its first mention in the 8th century and the end of WWII, Szczecin/Stettin would change hands numerous times. Put simply: there's a reason why, today, Szczecin is just 14km from the border with Germany! Szczecin, formerly Stettin, is a city with over a millennia of history ...

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  6. May 1, 2022 · circa 1467. Birthplace: Stettin, Szczecin, West Pomerania, Poland. Death: March 27, 1526 (54-63) Immediate Family: Daughter of Erich II von Pommeren-Wolgast and Sophia of Pomerania-Stolp. Wife of Balthasar von Mecklenburg, Herzog zu Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Sister of Bogislaw X, Duke of Pomerania; Casimir VI of Pomerania, Duke; Sophie of Pomerania ...

    • West Pomerania
    • Stettin, Szczecin, West Pomerania, Poland
    • circa 1467
    • March 27, 1526 (54-63)
  7. Apr 27, 2022 · From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Eric II or Erich II, of the House of Pomerania (Griffins), (* between 1418 and 1425, † 1474), was Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast from 1457 to 1474. He was the son of Wartislaw IX of Pomerania-Wolgast and Sophia of Saxe-Lauenburg (d. 1462, daughter of Eric IV of Saxe-Lauenburg).

  8. The commander of the military garrison was Christian August von Anhalt-Zerbst, father of future empress Catherine II the Great, who was born in Szczecin (1729). New fortifications from 1724–1740 transformed Szczecin into a formidable Prussian fortress with three forts. It took 43 million bricks and 9 million thalers to build them.

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